America's Wetland Foundation
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America's WETLAND Foundation (AWF) was a nonprofit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization with the stated mission to save and conserve coastal wetlands in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The organization aimed to achieve this mission through a public awareness campaign on the impact Louisiana's wetland loss has on the state, region, nation and world.
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Founded | 2003 |
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Type | 501(c)(3) |
Focus | Coastal erosion, Wetland loss |
Location | |
Method | Public education campaign |
Key people | R. King Milling, Chairman[1] Val Marmillion, Managing Director[2] |
Volunteers | Over 1,000 in 2008 through America's WETLAND Conservation Corps |
Website | www.americaswetland.com |
AWF was based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The public education campaign started in 2002, when the AWF board hired the public relations Marmillion + Company.[3]
Since its formation in 2003, AWF officials said its message and outreach has resulted in more than 1 billion media impressions worldwide. That tally includes documentaries, news shows, feature stories, billboards, festivals, special events, public-service announcements and Web sites.[4]
AWF shut down in 2020 due to a lack of funding.[5]